Eyeglass-cleaner.



J. J. GOCHRANE.

EYBGLASS CLEANER.`

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. a1, 1913.

11,059,440, Patented Apr. 22, 1913.1

INVENroH James J'. Cnchmne,

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all whom, t may concern:

a citizenyof' the United States, and residing at Jersey Cit in the county of Hudson and State of li'ew Jersey, haveinventedFsen ye" glass-Cleaners, of which the followin `is, a: specification, suchv as `will `enable t ose skilled' in the art to which it appertains to `make: and use lthe same.` Thls invention relates to devices for cleaning the lenses of eye glasses and spectacles, and the 4object thereof isto provide a device l of this class which is sim le in construct-ion,

"flexible metal an in the manufacture of my improved efiicient in use, `and whic is4 comparatively inexpensive, and by means of which the lenses of eye glasses or spectacles may be' quicklv andeasily cleaned.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following ;specification of which theaccompanyingdrawing forms a part, `in which the separate parts of `my `invention are desig-v the line 7--7 `of Flg. 2 and showing more clearly the details `of the construction.

Inlthe practice of my invention, as shown inFigs. :1 and2, I provide an oblong triE a of flexible and spring material, pre era ly metal, and the opposite end portions of which are provided with cleaning :pads bf These pads b consist of strips of fibrous material preferably fine' soft paper, or fine textile material which are woundonto the end port-ons of said strip and :folded inwardly at a2, after which the said strip is folded .centrally at as., This `operation produces the complete device, 'as shown in Fig.` 2, `and `which consistsof a-Ushaped handle portion a* and the two pads b.

In the use of this device, the lens of a pair of spectacles or" eye glasses is inserted between the pads .b,as shownat c, and said pads `are com ressed on the opposite side portions of'said lens bymeans of a thumb specification of Letten retest." `Application led January 81,1913;

known that I, J AMES J. ICool-marne,

serial no. 745,362.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

l and finger placed thereon at` anand, the c1ean-` y ging device 1s moved transversely of the lens iso as to press the pads b into close contact ftherewith, and in this o eration the lens is g thoroughly cleaned `on th sides.4

If, at anytime, the adjacent surfaces of hthe pads b `become soiled, all that is neces-` ,sary-is to remove `the outer layer of the *fibrous material of which said `pads `are composed, and said ads may be again used- ,.i'n the same way, an this operation may be repeated until the pads are entirely consumed. In the construction shown inFig. 3, the -strip orstrips of `fibrous material.` from` ,which the pads are formed are wound on4 A.:

sleeves d, and the sleeves, are then slipped onto the inwardly directed tongue. members t d? formed by folding the stripa at a, and the sleeves d may be held on said tongue members by friction or in any other way,

andthe o eration of this formof construclon v2vill e the same as with that shown in n the `(fonstruction shown in Fig; 4,*the separatefparts of the handle are hinged` together at e, and the tongues d are hinged at f, and a slide g is mounted on the handle to hold al1 the parts in operative position', With this construction, the pads b are wound on the tongue d2 after which said tongues' are swunginwardly and the separate parts of` the handle pressed together, and the slide g slipped thereonto, and the device is ready for use.

With the construction shown in- Figs. 5 and f5, the tongues d2 are ivotedto the ends of the handle portionat and said tongues may be swung outwardly, as shown in Fig. 5,

for the urpose of winding the pads b there- I onto, a er which they are swung into the position shown in Fig. 5, and the device is ready for use.

Fig. 7 of the accompanying drawing `is intended to show the details of the structure` of the pad or pads. In this view a* represents one side portion of the handie and one of the tongues d is shown 'and in practice, the strip of Vfibrous material is wound on the tongue d2 so as to form the pad b with the free end `b2 of the strip held bythe art a* of the handle. When the outer win ing or thickness of the stri becomes dirtyin use, itis pulled off and etached from the body of the pad at, or adjacent to the point b2,

and the end portions of the handle member may alyvays be compressed so as'to hold the A 'portions of the handle members a4, and in the usei of the device as yhereinbefore de-p4 scribed,-.the t-h-umb and `:finger are pressed on the said end `portionsof the handlemembers to force the pads together, and-,do not neces? 'sarily come in. contact with said padsgnbut my invention is not limit@ to the detailsof construction y herein `shown and described,

' and` other changesthereinand modifications thereof may be made, Within the scope of the.`

. appendedv claims,y Without departing from the spirituof the invention' or sacriicingrits advantages. l I A Y.

" ters 'Patent Vis 'comprising a' :U-shaped yhand side'portions of said handle member being, provided at-theends thereof and on'thfex: inner sidejfthereof With part-s approximately parallel therewith,u on whichare wound pads g 2. A deyicefor cleaning leye glass'lenses r1 comprisingva U-shaped lhandle member .the

Having fully described my invention what n I claim as new .and desire to secure by Let--k l. A device for cleaning elye glass lenslesv e member, t- 1e of fibrous material.

side portions of which are` provided atwthe" ends thereof and on the'inner-s'idesthereof v withy parts adapted to Vbe movedinto differ.-

ent positions,V and on which are Wound'pads of fibrous `material. In testimony that my invention'I havevsigned myl name -i'n presence of the subscribing Witnesses thisv thfday of January 1913,

YVitnesses'z C. MULREANY,

S. ANDREWS. l

I claim thefor'egoing as g Y JAMES .loool-inane; 

